JOIN THE CHAMBER Chamber Membership Investor and Premier Members Get Involved Join AYP COMMUNITY RESOURCES Live in Ankeny Visit Ankeny Work in Ankeny Find A Member Member Directory Scholarships Chamber Map Business Resources Small Business Resources Members Login Connect with Elected Officials Certificates of Origin Events Events Become a Sponsor Submit an Event Ankeny Chamber Summerfest News News About Chamber Board & Staff Ambassadors AYP Chamber Store Contact JOIN THE CHAMBER Chamber Membership Investor and Premier Members Get Involved Join AYP COMMUNITY RESOURCES Live in Ankeny Visit Ankeny Work in Ankeny Find A Member Member Directory Scholarships Chamber Map Business Resources Small Business Resources Members Login Connect with Elected Officials Certificates of Origin Events Events Become a Sponsor Submit an Event Ankeny Chamber Summerfest News News About Chamber Board & Staff Ambassadors AYP Chamber Store Contact Program on Ankenys - Founders of our Community and Open House Program on Ankenys - Founders of our Community and Open House . Please Note --> This is a Past Event!! . Date: 6/4/2017 Time: 1:00 PM TO 4:00 PM 301 SW Third Street Ankeny, IA 50023 Phone: 515-965-5795 Event Description: “Iowa’s Devoted Daughter” author Karla Wright will be presenting a program about the Ankeny family, founders of our community on Sunday, June 4 at 1 p.m. at the Ankeny Area Historical Society. She will talk about who the Ankenys were, the roles they played in the founding of our community, their part in the Civil War, their adventures and much more. Karla is the fifth great-granddaughter of Dewalt Ankeny, John Fletcher Ankeny’s great-grandfather. She is a retired Human Resource Management Consultant with a passion for family history and genealogy. “Iowa’s Devoted Daughter” is Karla’s first fiction book. The book is the story of Miss Harriet Louise Ankeny and her family. Harriet Louise Ankeny was the youngest sister of John Fletcher Ankeny, co-founder of Ankeny, Iowa. Open house of museums from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Directions: Ankeny Area Historical Society Need more information? If you need more information about this event, please complete the fields below: Your Email Address: Please enter email address Your Name: Question / Comment: For general inquiries email us at: info@ankeny.org REGISTER EVENT SPONSORS LINKS Event Location Map Current Weather SET A REMINDER Your Email Address Remind me 1 2 3 4 5 day(s) prior to the event date.